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Dark Energy?

Wed Nov 11 13:16:51 GMT 2009 by Paul

It's just the mass equivalent of the kinetic energy of rotation of the Earth. Same effect supplies energy for flying saucers.

Oh dear! Maybe joke conceals truth.

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